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Gráinne O’Brien: ‘I was anxious about things most authors wouldn’t even dream could happen’

Debut author and bookseller on her award-winning novel, Solo, which is written in verse

Woman who fell from hotel window on wedding night settles High Court action

Bride suffered fractured ribs and other injuries after fall at Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock, Co Limerick

The 3.5-hour, 35km commute: Kildare motorists on their M7 traffic ‘nightmare’

Motorists call for dedicated emergency response units, more gardaí and an end to drivers eating from breakfast bowls

TV guide: the best shows to watch this week, starting tonight

Highlights Nov 29-Dec 5

Government tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces?

Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going down

Woman (60s) arrested after gardaí seize €110,000 worth of cannabis in house raid

‘Intelligence-led operation’ targeted sale and supply of drugs in Limerick

Event guide: CMAT, Ash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

November 29th-December 5th, 2025: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week

David Hanly was ‘unique’ broadcaster and man of ‘integrity’, memorial service told

Morning Ireland presenter ‘sought to see news stories in a broader context’, former colleague says

Zach Bryan, Michael Bublé and Deftones announce summer 2026 shows

Zach Bryan, Michael Bublé and Deftones will perform dates in Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Belfast

Former member of Defence Forces pleads not guilty to murder of pensioner found shot dead at Kerry home

Thomas Carroll, the accused, and Patrick O’Mahony, the deceased, had been friends over many decades, trial told

Father of four who beat man to death with a shovel jailed for 7½ years

Court heard Joseph Cahill believed he was protecting himself and his children, but used excessive force

Warm welcomes: 17 of Ireland’s cosiest places to stay this winter, from Donegal to Kerry

Shelter from wild weather with a sojourn in famously snug settings around the country

Almost €500,000 worth of cocaine seized in Limerick

Suspect aged in his 20s arrested after being stopped in van

Teenage pedestrian left with serious head injuries after collision with truck

Injured woman transferred to Cork University Hospital after incident at Corbally Road, Limerick

‘A healthy way to deal with grief and loneliness’: Skateboarding the Wild Atlantic Way

Becky Gilmour is undertaking the journey to raise awareness and money for suicide prevention

Mistreated horses being stabled in vacant Limerick properties, says TD

‘Why must those who live in working-class communities ... endure what would not be tolerated’ elsewhere?’ asks Maurice Quinlivan

Motorcyclist dies after collision with car in Co Limerick

Man (50s) killed in incident near Kilmeedy on Sunday

First class honours for Catherine Connolly for her ‘astounding’ Irish grammar

Plus: Calendar clash between the President and Remembrance, the worst job in Ireland and a non-cancelled Limerick Christmas market

Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums

Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies

A terrific colourised history of rural Ireland; and the Limerick cleric who founded Hibs

The Irish Farm in Colour; Edinburgh’s First Hibernian: The Mission of Edward Joseph Hanna; and What’re We Like?

Ian O’Riordan: Did you hear the one about the cross-country races cancelled because of rain?

Two events were cancelled in Dublin earlier this month when conditions were far from muddy or wet

Kings of Leon announce Limerick and Belfast summer shows

Tickets for both of the gigs go on sale through Ticketmaster at 9am on Friday, November 21st

Private motorway operators paid €92m for underused toll roads since 2010

Taxpayers paid nearly €74.5m in traffic guarantee payments for the Limerick Tunnel to M7 scheme in last 15 years

Manhunt under way after Limerick prisoner escapes while attending hospital

Gardaí suspected man was picked up in a vehicle by an accomplice

The Irish expert helping Ukraine reclaim its dead: ‘You feel responsibility to every one of them’

Limerick’s Niamh Smith oversees exchanges of fallen soldiers at border with Russia as part of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Man was ‘left to die like a dog in the road’ after Limerick hit-and-run, court hears

Danny Connors (30) pleaded guilty to killing James Forde (56) who was struck while walking on a pedestrian crossing

Five gardaí on trial over alleged attempts to quash road traffic prosecutions, court told

Superintendent and four gardaí deny charges of attempting to pervert course of justice

Do Europe’s must-see Christmas markets live up to the hype? Tell us your experience

Limerick Mayor John Moran postponed the city’s Christmas market because proposals ‘were developed too late’

Four-bed cottage with home bar and nostalgic charm in Adare for €800,000

Bramble Cottage is within walking distance of the village named one of the most beautiful in the world by Forbes

Sentence for gangland figure who killed student Joe Drennan increased by five years

Limerick student was killed in hit and run crash in which convicted man had filmed himself speeding

Pay review in major hospitals to follow Limerick CEO salary disclosure

Health Department told public expenditure officials salary rate of St John’s Hospital CEO was ‘news to us’

Christmas is cancelled as Limerick mayor says market not good enough

Plus: glum times for greyhound industry, Brexit impacts pigeons and Ireland’s fantasy football shame

‘Setting big dreams’: Where Ava Crean, Ireland’s newest marathon sensation, might go next

The success of the Limerick runner in the Dublin marathon drew attention to Back 2 Boston, the singular running club created by John Kinsella

Limerick woman (29) to have endometriosis surgery in Greece after disease spread to heart

Lisa Walsh was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis after almost a decade of seeking answers from medical professionals

Limerick hospital expansion at risk over chief executive pay row

Tensions between St John’s Hospital board and HSE have increased in recent months

‘We expect nothing other than full compliance’: Inside the row over a hospital boss’s pay

Accusations of ‘unreasonable and unwarranted conduct’ – and risk to patients – amid pay scale dispute

We’re thinking of buying a new-build home. What extra costs do we need to budget for?

We have learned from friends that some new developments don’t provide buyers with flooring or appliances

Johnson & Johnson appeals €944,000 award to former Limerick hurler

GAA player Mark Keane was injured while freeing a colleague who was trapped in machine

Women being ‘short-changed’ due to lack of birthing options, campaign group claims

Homebirths in the midwest were suspended following the death of Limerick woman Laura Liston in June 2022, after the homebirth of her first child

Former football international Alan Bourke died from head injuries, inquest hears

He was attacked and robbed in Limerick city centre, coroner’s court is told

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